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New York Times, Thursday, July 25, 2024

Author:
Damon Gulczynski
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
6-Across : Adjective that's been called "one of the most hated words in the English language"
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Damon J. Gulczynski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 38 Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Gulczynski. Thursday freshness: 29%
Jim Horne notes:

At least in Computer Science, an exclamation mark is sometimes pronounced BANG.

The only other NYT crossword with exclamation marks was back in 1990.

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© 2024, The New York Times7/25/24 ( No. 27,288 )
Across
1
Build up : AMASS
6
Adjective that's been called "one of the most hated words in the English language" : MOIST
11
Pilates class equipment : MATS
15
Pike relative : LANCE
16
Prefix meaning "straight" or "correct" : ORTHO
17
Like some accounts : ORAL
18
Big name in cosmetics : ESTEE
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Gave credit where credit was due, say : CITED
20
Singer who coaches on "The Voice," familiarly : REBA
21
*Nabisco cookie brand : CHIPSAHOY!
23
English town known for its mineral springs : EPSOM
24
Either parent of Zeus : TITAN
25
*Major fantasy sports platform : YAHOO!
26
Feature of "woulda," "coulda" or "shoulda" : SILENTL
29
Ones doing impressions : APERS
31
Head off : AVERT
32
Totally perplexed : ATSEA
34
Meadow call : BAA
37
Finishes in grand style, like the answers to the starred clues? : GOESOUTWITHABANG
41
Scroll holder : ARK
42
British unit of mass : STONE
43
"___ Doone" : LORNA
44
Creates buzz for : HYPES
46
Get more of the same, maybe : REORDER
48
Currency units in Nepal and Sri Lanka : RUPEES
51
How children's books are often read : ALOUD
52
Union gain? : INLAW
53
*Willa Cather novel set in 1880s Nebraska : OPIONEERS!
58
Had too much, for short : ODED
59
Aptly named two-time Super Bowl M.V.P. : STARR
60
Hardship : TRIAL
61
*Slogan in the 2016 Republican presidential primary : JEB!
62
One of 11 in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" : PIPER
63
Present, for one : TENSE
64
Son of Zeus : ARES
65
Digression of sorts : ASIDE
66
Outlines : EDGES
Down
1
___ Douglas-Home, former British P.M. : ALEC
2
Hit the ball well, in baseball slang : MASH
3
Not a fan of : ANTI
4
Symbols of sovereignty : SCEPTERS
5
Views, as the future : SEESINTO
6
Specialty espresso drink : MOCHALATTE
7
Hunter in the night sky : ORION
8
Wee : ITTY
9
The whole ___ : SHEBANG
10
Browning who directed 1931's "Dracula" : TOD
11
Transforms : MORPHS
12
Juvenile rebuttal : ARESO
13
Out of bounds : TABOO
14
Exciting in a noisy or violent way : SLAMBANG
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Counsel: Abbr. : ATT
23
Musical aptitude : EAR
25
"That's right" : YEAH
26
George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," for one : SAGA
27
Songwriter Novello : IVOR
28
Plant in the allium family : LEEK
29
Speller's clarification : ASIN
30
First actor to portray a Bond villain (Le Chiffre, 1954) : PETERLORRE
33
Many basketball buckets : TWOS
34
Teller of tales : BARD
35
Oscar-winning Hathaway : ANNE
36
Gelatin substitute in vegan recipes : AGAR
38
Org. that delivers : USPS
39
Classic children's song about a lark : ALOUETTE
40
Was neighbors with : BORDERED
44
Rocks out to heavy metal, say : HEADBANGS
45
Fine-grained wood : YEW
47
One of four in Earth's history : EON
48
Spanish region with a namesake wine : RIOJA
49
Anesthetized : UNDER
50
Academy newbie : PLEBE
51
Ran : AIRED
53
___ Day and the Knights, band that performs "Shout" in "Animal House" : OTIS
54
Nickname for un padre : PAPI
55
Criminal group : RING
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R.S.V.P. convenience : SASE
57
Rigid bracelets : BANGLES
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Belgian town known for its mineral springs : SPA

Answer summary:
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